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Dillenia
Sign in to saveDillenia is a genus of evergreen or semi-evergreen trees and shrubs in the flowering plant family Dilleniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Australasia, and the Indian Ocean islands.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDilleniales
- FamilyDilleniaceae
General: Members of Dillenia are found throughout New Guinea
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 759
- With media
- 581
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Collections
- MICH, NY, A, UOMNH
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, United States, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dilleniaceae
- Named after
- Johann Jacob Dillenius
- Image
- Leaves & Buds I IMG 8416.jpg
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- Dillenia
- taxon common name
- 五桠果属
- taxonomic type
- Dillenia indica
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Dillenia is a genus of evergreen or semi-evergreen trees and shrubs in the flowering plant family Dilleniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Australasia, and the Indian Ocean islands.
The genus is named after the German botanist Johann Jacob Dillenius.
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